The successful man is the one who had the chance and took it.Collection: Chance
Property may be destroyed and money may lose its purchasing power; but, character, health, knowledge and good judgement will always be in demand under all conditions.Collection: Money
Let him who would enjoy a good future waste none of his present.Collection: Time
Keep in mind that neither success nor failure is ever final.Collection: Failure
It is wise to keep in mind that neither success nor failure is ever final.Collection: Failure
If things go wrong, don't go with them.Collection: Life
Experience has taught me that there is one chief reason why some people succeed and others fail. The difference is not one of knowing, but of doing. The successful man is not so superior in ability as in action. So far as success can be reduced to a formula, it consists of this: doing what you know you should do.Collection: Successful
More people should learn to tell their dollars where to go instead of asking them where they went.Collection: Money
Don’t look for society to give you permission to be yourself.Collection: Being Yourself
People would rather be shown how valuable you are, not told.Collection: People
Only religion can prevent democratic rule from developing into mob rule. A nation can prosper only as its citizens are religious, intelligent, capable of service and eager to render it.Collection: Religious
I have not been able to find a single useful institution which has not been founded either by an intensely religious man or by the son of a praying father or a praying mother. I have made the statement before the chambers of commerce of all the largest cities of the country and have asked them to bring forward a case that is an exception to this rule. Thus far, I have not heard of a single one.Collection: Single
A character standard is far more important than even a gold standard. The success of all economic systems is still dependent upon both righteous leaders and righteous people. In the last analysis, our national future depends upon our national character that is, whether it is spiritually or materially minded.Collection: Success
If things are not going well with you, begin your effort at correcting the situation by carefully examining the service you are rendering, and especially the spirit in which you are rendering it.Collection: Attitude
Does anyone believe for one moment that the progress we have made would have been possible under bureaucratic control of any government. This country was founded upon the principle of the regulation of private effort, of making rules for the game, and under that system alone can we look for the same success in the future which has been ours in the past. Our position today is the direct result of the free play among our people of private competitive effort.Collection: Country
There is a world of practical religion in simply being considerate of others.Collection: Inspirational
Experiment is folly when experience shows the way.Collection: Trying
In the last analysis, our national future depends upon our national character that is, whether it is spiritually or materially minded.Collection: Character
There isn't a plant or a business on earth that couldn't stand a few improvements-and be better for them. Someone is going to think of them. Why not beat the other fellow to it?Collection: Thinking
The election of Hoover...should result in continued prosperity for 1929.Collection: Election
Every great panic we have ever had has been foreshadowed by a general decline in observance of religious principles.Collection: Religious
The God we worship writes his name upon our faces.Collection: Writing